The Detroit Tigers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week and are the week’s hottest team.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams.
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Tigers regain Box-Toppers team rankings lead; Padres’ rocket to NL lead with trades
The Detroit Tigers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, boosted by trade deadline deals adding pitching depth.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres rocket to the lead among National League teams with the biggest collective trade deadline splash, making them the week’s hottest team.
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Cubs, Rays have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2025 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both teams each have six players among the top 100. Three other teams each have five players in the top 100—the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Box-Toppers picks Dodgers over Orioles in 2025 World Series, plus our awards forecasts
Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Baltimore Orioles.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—108—and that National League teams will be among the most dominant. Eight of the 15 NL teams are projected to have as many or more wins as the best American League teams (89).
Read MoreA pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2024
In 2024, teams with the most Box-Toppers points earned by pitchers generally ranked higher in overall Box-Toppers team rankings.
For example, the Philadephia Phillies led all teams with 124.9 Box-Toppers points. Pitchers earned 78.0 of those points, fifth-most among all teams. Box-Toppers’ seven top-ranked teams were all among the top 10 in points earned by pitchers.
However, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were a notable anomaly. While the team finished eighth overall in Box-Toppers points (113.7), they finished 11th in points earned by pitchers (66.2) and third in points earned by batters (47.5).
Read MoreGuardians’ Fry, Yankees’ Cole top players in Thursday’s AL Division Series games
David Fry of the Guardians and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Thursday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.
The New York Yankees win their division series over the Kansas City Royals and advance to the AL Championship Series. The Cleveland Guardians tie their series with the Detroit Tigers which will conclude with Game 5 Saturday in Cleveland.
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Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series preview: Tigers vs. Guardians, Royals vs. Yankees
Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Detroit Tigers face the Cleveland Guardians in one best-of-five game series and the Kansas City Royals face the New York Yankees in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Yankees (first) and the Guardians (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MorePadres’ Musgrove tops players in Wednesday’s 4 Wild Card series games
Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove tops players in Wednesday’s four Wild Card playoff games.
Three teams swept the best-of-three-game series Wednesday and will advance to their league division series beginning Saturday—the Padres, Tigers and Royals. The Brewers and Mets will play a decisive Game 3 in their Wild Card series on Thursday.
Read MorePadres’ King tops players in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round playoff games
Padres pitcher Michael King tops players in Tuesday’s four Wild Card playoff games:
Other Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s Wild Card series games:
Royals pitcher Cole Ragans.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal.
Mark Vientos of the Mets.
A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1
The Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday with four best-of-three series.
All series take place at the higher-seed’s home ballpark. The winners of each series will face one of their league’s top-two seeded teams in league divisional series beginning Saturday.
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Phillies finish atop Box-Toppers team rankings after leading nearly all season
The Philadelphia Phillies finish 2024 atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the 22nd straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees maintain their lead among American League teams in final Box-Toppers team rankings, while the non-playoff-bound Seattle Mariners are the hottest team over the final days of the season.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 21st week as season nears its end
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 21st straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue their lead among American League teams, while the San Diego Padres are the week’s hottest team.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 20th week; Yankees regain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 20th straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees—the week’s hottest team—pass the Baltimore Orioles, rising to regain the lead among American League teams.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 19th week; Orioles regain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 19th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles—the week’s hottest team—pass the New York Yankees, rising to regain the lead among American League teams.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 17th week; Yankees regain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 17th straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees regain the lead among American League teams and the New York Mets are the week’s hottest team.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 16th week; Orioles maintain AL lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 16th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles lead American League teams for the second week and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 15th week; Orioles regain AL lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 15th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles rise past the New York Yankees to lead American League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the week’s hottest team.
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Despite trade deadline team shake-up, Phillies hold Box-Toppers team ranking lead
The Philadelphia Phillies maintain the Box-Toppers team rankings lead for the 14th week, despite winning only one game in the past week and making only minimal moves at a trade deadline which shook up team rankings.
Among the changes this week: The New York Yankees rise past the Baltimore Orioles to regain the lead among American League teams and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the hottest team of the week, in part due to landing the top trade deadline acquisition, picking up pitcher Jack Flaherty (9.0 Box-Toppers points) from the Tigers.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 13th week; Orioles maintain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the 13th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles continue to lead American League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the hottest team of the week.
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Phillies, Orioles have most players on Box-Toppers’ top 100 midseason player list
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2024 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have the most players in the top 100 among American League teams.
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